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sexta-feira, 4 de outubro de 2013

Word of the day: Duress

Duress: coerção, coação, constrangimento, força, ameaça.

Synonyms: pressure, force, threat, coercion, compulsion, constraint, forcible restraint or restriction, compulsion by threat; specifically unlawful constraint

“This research inspired a character herself under duress.”

“Duress against any worker is utterly against the community's expectation of how an employer should behave.” (wordhippo.com)



quinta-feira, 28 de fevereiro de 2013

Word of the day: SHUNT


Shunt:  desvio, manobra (trem), chave de estrada de ferro, circuito secundário (eletr.), derivação, desviar, sair do caminho,  por de lado, livrar-se, manobrar um trem
Synonyms: shove, thrust, jolt, push, diversion, bypass, push, shove, move, shift, propel, force, thrust, jolt
“Shunt them into walls.”
“So instead of simply overtaking your opponents, the game actively encourages you to shunt them into on coming traffic.”
“When she was six, she had an operation to adjust a shunt, which cut across her optic nerve and left her totally blind.”  (www.wordhippo.com)

terça-feira, 15 de janeiro de 2013

Word of the day: Ravish


Ravish: arrebatar, cativar, encantar, raptar, violar, desonrar, pilhar, saquear

Synonyms: assault, force, outrage, rape, violate

“….tales of Caribbean pirates who abducted fair maidens and ravished them without mercy…”
“Travelers have long been ravished with wonder and awe by the immensity of the Great Pyramid at Giza.”

terça-feira, 6 de novembro de 2012

Word of the day: Tweak


Tweak: beliscão, puxão, beliscar, puxar,  apresentar sintomas de abstenção por falta de droga,  adaptar um programa, refinar
Synonyms: pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch, pull, draw, force, tune, tune up
“We just wanted to tweak his original idea a bit.”
“He tweaked his ankle playing soccer.”
“My brother hates it when our grandmother tweaks his cheek.”(www.merriam-webster.com)

sexta-feira, 7 de setembro de 2012

Word of the day; Duress


Duress:  coerção, coação, constrangimento, força, ameaça
Synonyms: arm-twisting, coercion, compulsion, constraint, force, pressure
“He gave the information under duress.”
“He complied with the order only under duress.” (www.merriam-webster.com)